Binder for sheet-music, &amp;c.



W. G. RICHARD.

BINDER FOR SHEET MUSI am; APPLICATION FILED APILZO, 1912.

1,047,567, Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Dec.17,'1912.

Application filed April 20, 1912. Serial No. 692,062.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LNVILLIAM C. RICHARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, inthe county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Binders for Sheet-Music, is a specification.

This invention relates to a binder for sheets or leaves such as the leaves or sheets of music or books forthe purpose of pre venting the same fromtearing while in use and also for pivotally connecting the same so thatithey may be handled freely Without becoming separated.

"It is the object of this invention to provide a binder of this character which is sim pleand inexpensive in construction which can be readily and conveniently applied to the sheets and which will securelyunite the sheets and prevent the'saine from becoming detached or torn apart at the inner edges of the sheets.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a fragmentary perspective view of two sheets connected by means of my improved binder. Fig. 2 represents a similar view showing the manner of employing my improved binder for connecting two pairs of Fig. 3 1s a slmilar view showlng the manner of employing my improved binder for connecting a pair of outer sheets and also connecting a pair of inner sheets with each other and with the outer sheets. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the preferred form of my improved binder preparatory to attaching the same to the sheets. Fig. 5 is, avertical section of thebinder shown in Fig. 1 applied to a sheet. Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing another form of binder for sheets embodying my invention. Fig. 7 is a vertical section showing the last mentioned binder applied to a sheet.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

My improved binder comprises a body or disk 1 which is preferably of circular form and constructed of durable, pliable material such as strong paper or cloth. On one side of a diameter of this diskthe same is provided in its edge with'a notch or recess 2 which extends inwardly from the edge of the disk to the center thereof or'substantially so to form a single wide tab 3 on one Side of a diameter of the; disk and two narrow tabs 4, 4 on the opposite side of this diameter. The. inner face of this disk is preferably provided with a coating of mucilage or other adhesive material and to this adhesive coatedside of the disk is attached a reinforcing member which is arranged along the longitudinal center shown in Fig. 4, this reinforcing member comprises a flat band or tape 5 of woven fabric, which owing to its fiat surface permitsof more securely attaching thesame to the disk. If desired, however, this reinforcing member may consist of a piece of string 6 which is secured to the adhesive coated surface of the disk adjacent to a diameter thereof, as indicated in Fig. 6. l/Vhen employing this binder for connecting the inner edges of two sheets 7, 8 at the inner corners thereof,as shown in Fig. 1, the binding diskv is folded along a diameter thereof so that the adhesive-coated surfaces of, the Wide and narrow tabs face each other and the reinforcing member is arranged between the same. In this position of the binder the same is placed astride the upper edges of the two sheets which are to be con nected at the inner and the wide tab is secured to the outer sides of the disk." As

or rear corners thereof of these sheets by previously moistening the adhesive and pressin the tabs ofthe binder against, opposite sides of the respective leaves or sheets,

and the narrow tabs are in like manner secured to the inner sides of the respective sheets. When thus secured-to the sheets a gap is formed between the opposing edges of the two narrow tabs of the binder which permits them to come close together i when closing the sheets instead of producing a hump at the innerv corners between these sheets which would be the case if the inner part of the disk extended across the inner corner between the sheets.

. When the binder is thus applied to the two sheets the reinforcing member extends acrossthe rear edges of the two sheets which I are connected and the ends of this reinforcing member are secured to the adjacent parts of, these sheets, respectively. When employing a flat tape the same is preferably arranged on the fiat sides of the sheets which are connected, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, but when a the reinforcing member this string is preferably arranged at the transverse edges of the connected sheets, as shown in Fig, 7. If

continuously piece of string is employed as desired the reinforcing members may be coated with an adhesive but this is not necessary.

When two sheets are connected in this manner by means of my improved binder the same are not liable to be torn apart at the inner corners thereof particularly when the reinforcing member is employed in connection with the binding disk, inasmuch as it is difiicult, if not impossible, to tear this reinforcing member transversely when handling sheet music or other leaves in the ordinary manner.

When connecting two pairs of leaves or sheets consisting of two outer leaves 9, 10 forming the outer pair, and two inner leaves 11, 12 forming the inner pair, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2, by means of my improved binder, the wide tab of one binder is adhesively secured to the inner side of one of the sheets of the outer pair and to the outer side of a sheet of the other pair while the two narrow tabs of the binder are secured to the opposite sides of the corresponding sheets of these pairs. In this last men tioned use of the binder the same serves as a flexible hinge which connects a plurality of pairs of leaves or sheets and also prevents the same from being torn apart at the inner edges or rear corners thereof.

If desired, two of my improved binders may be employed for connecting four sheets 13, 14k, 15, 16, shown by dotted lines in Fig. 3, with each other, one of these binders being applied to the opposing inner edges of the two outer sheets in the manner described with reference to Fig. 1 and the other binder being applied to one of the outer sheets and one of the inner sheets in the manner described with reference to Fig. 2.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3 the tabs 3 4 engage directly with the outer sheets while the tab 3 engages with the tab 4 of the respective outer sheet and the tab 4 engages with one of the inner sheets. When connecting four sheets by means of two binders, as indicated in Fig. 8, a folded end portion of the inner binder embraces a folded end portion of the outer binder.

Upon closing two sheets which are thus connected by my improved binder, each of the wide tabs of a binder is doubled or folded along a line perpendicular to the hori- Zontal diameter of the same, which folding line extends from the inner edge of the notch or recess of the disk to the outer edge of the unnotched tab of the disk.

My improved binder is very simple and inexpensive in construction, the same can be easily and conveniently applied to the leaves which are to be connected, and after being applied to such leaves the same are firmly united and not liable to be torn apart by ordinary usage.

I claim as my invention:

1. A binder for sheets comprising a disk of pliable material provided with a notch on one side of its edge so as to form a single wide tab on one side of a diameter thereof and two narrow tabs on the opposite side of said diameter and a pliable reinforcing member arranged on one side of the disk between the wide tab and the narrow tabs thereof.

2. A binder for sheets comprising a disk of pliable material provided with a notch on one side of its edge and a pliable reinforcing member mounted on said disk between the notched and the unnotched parts of its edge, said disk being provided with an adhesive coating on that side bearing the reinforcing member.

3. The combination with two sheets having their rear edges arranged adjacent to each other, of a binder having a disk constructed to form a wide tab which is secured to corresponding sides of the sheets and extends across the joint between the same and two narrow tabs secured to the opposite sides of said sheets, said disk being folded between its wide and narrow tabs, and a pliable reinforcing member arranged between the two sheets and said disk adjacent to the horizontal edges of said sheets and the fold in said disk.

4. A circular gummed music-sheet-binder having a reinforcing strip along a diameter thereof, and a notch forming two like tabs on the same side of the strip.

Witness my hand this 18th day of April, 1912.

WILLIAM C. RICHARD.

Witnesses:

B. W'ERDEIN, GEORGE H. SI-IANKS, Jr.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

